Buffalo Gap Lawyers

Matt Hawkins was born in Amarillo, Texas and raised in Pampa, Texas. Matt attended Texas Tech University and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition. After working in the legal field for a personal injury attorney, Matt attended Texas Southern University. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and obtained his J.D. in 2002. Matt found employment in the legal field for two years before partnering with Raymond Shackelford, III to form Shackelford, Hawkins & Associates, P.C.

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With almost twenty-five (25) years of experience as a dual-licensed Attorney and Certified Public Accountant, Darryl V. Pratt has practiced law in all areas of corporate and business law, non profit law, estate planning, probate, guardianship, asset protection planning, bankruptcy (Chapters 7, 13 and 11), real estate, and taxation. Mr. Pratt focuses his practice on business representation and estate planning-probate and is a regular speaker on a variety of business law, non profit law, estate planning, asset protection, tax, bankruptcy, real estate and taxation topics. Mr. Pratt is a member of the Collin County, Denton County and Dallas...

David W. Wynne is the managing attorney and principal partner of the Wynne Law Firm in Ft. Worth and Grapevine, Texas. David has been practicing divorce and child custody law since 1996. David has helped over 3,000 clients throughout Fort Worth and the surrounding counties. David Wynne has years of experience and is qualified to take on a wide range of cases, including divorce, child custody, estate planning, and wealth management matters. He is the recipient of Avvo’s Top Child Custody Attorney (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016) selection and Avvo’s Client Choice Award 2015 and 2016, boasting a 10.0 Superb...

I am a detail-oriented civil litigator with a passion for helping clients get the compensation they deserve.

J. MICHAEL McBRIDE has helped businesses and individuals through bankruptcy for 34 years. His firm handles business reorganization, Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy and represents creditors in Chapter 13 bankruptcy, foreclosure defense, collections, arbitration and mediation, as well as related federal court litigation. After graduating from Emory University and SMU Law School, Michael clerked for a Federal District Court Judge before entering the private practice.

Michael has authored many articles, seminar papers and a book entitled Purchase and Sale of Assets in Bankruptcy, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and authored the Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice,...

I have been practicing law in our community for over 20 years and have earned Board Certification in Personal Injury Trial Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. At our firm, we think "outside the box" and give each case personal attention. If you have questions, call us any day, anytime. We are ready to help. My staff has extensive experience in the legal field, specifically with injury and death cases. Together, my team and I will be with you every step of the way to a positive resolution. At my firm, we go above and beyond. We also...

Novert Morales is the founding partner of Morales Law Office, Attorneys at Law, PLLC.. formally Morales & Navarrete, Attorneys at Law, PLLC. Morales Law Office has law offices in Austin, Midland, and Georgetown, Texas.

Novert Morales practices primarily in the areas of Criminal Law, Personal Injury, and in Federal Court. Novert Morales is the past Chair of the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and a member of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He is also a former Director with the Texas Young Lawyer Association and a former member of the Bar Leadership Committee and the Hispanic Issue Section of the...

I completed my undergraduate studies at Baylor University and earned my law degree from St. Mary's University. My primary focus is on transactional law. I hold board certifications from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Commercial Real Estate Law, Farm and Ranch Real Estate Law, and Oil, Gas and Mineral Law. However, my legal practice encompasses all facets of real estate law. My areas of practice include: - Advanced estate planning - Probate law - Corporate and business formation - Financial institution and banking law - Corporate governance - Corporate securities - Corporate finance - Mergers and acquisitions - Oil and gas law - Energy finance Additionally, I handle cases related...

With 15 years of concentrated family law experience, Clayton manages the full range of cases, including custody issues, property division, and trusts and estates. He serves professionals and their spouses, parents who want to put the interests of their children first, and mid-life clients looking for security as they begin new chapters. Clayton is a seasoned litigator experienced with jury trials and a certified mediator, who strives to guide his clients on the best path forward. Appointed to the District 14 Grievance Committee for Lawyer Discipline, Clayton also serves as the municipal prosecutor for the City of Glen Rose. He...

Prior to opening my law practice in Granbury, I graduated with honors (top 10%) from Abilene Christian University with a Bachelors in Business Administration. As a child who grew up with divorced parents I personally know the effects of the separation of the family. I attended Texas A&M School of Law (at the time Texas Wesleyan) and was a member of the Mock Trial team and a member of Moot Court. After graduating from Texas A&M School of Law with honors (top 10%), I began working with the Small Business Administration aiding disaster victims. While with the...

Travis Patterson is a trial lawyer. Travis became a lawyer to help people who are hurting because somebody else was sloppy, distracted, drunk, or just plain ol’ greedy; people who are being taken advantage of by big businesses and big insurance companies. Travis represents individuals who are dealing with injuries of all shapes and sizes, and prides himself in giving people their “day in court.” He learned his craft from great trial lawyers around the State of Texas, and uses those experiences every day to advocate for his clients. Travis received both his business degree and law degree...

John Robinson has been a criminal defense attorney with Bailey & Galyen since 1992. Board Certified in Criminal Law since 1998, he is among the top 10% of Texas attorneys with this distinction, demonstrating extensive experience in defending clients accused of crimes. With over 30 years of experience in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Mr. Robinson has secured numerous dismissals and not guilty verdicts. He is known for his unwavering commitment to protecting constitutional rights and ensuring every client receives aggressive, informed representation. A Dallas native, he earned his undergraduate degree from UT Arlington in 1988 and his law degree from the University...

Veronica Chavez Law has been a Shareholder and Director with Brackett & Ellis, P.C. since 2014, focusing her practice on complex commercial real estate transactions and financial institution representation. Veronica has worked in the legal industry since 1995, working at some of the top law firms in the region as well as serving as general counsel for a corporation. She is licensed to practice law in all state courts in Texas and Colorado. Veronica has over 25 years of experience handling an array of transactional work for businesses and individuals. She has represented clients in financial transactions, real estate transactions, and...

Colleyville and Fort Worth DWI Lawyer Lindsay Truly is a Partner at Hoeller McLaughlin PLLC. She is an experienced DWI trial attorney and former Assistant Criminal District Attorney (Prosecutor) in the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office. Lindsay has handled thousands of misdemeanor criminal cases and has tried over 50 misdemeanor criminal trials, including criminal jury trials for DWI, Theft, Resisting Arrest, Assault, and Criminal Trespass. Lindsay also has valuable experience handling hundreds of Felony Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) cases. As a prosecutor Lindsay was responsible for reviewing and presenting Felony DWI’s before the Grand Jury. This...

Robert Huseman is a partner at Varghese Summersett, a top criminal defense firm based in downtown Fort Worth. Prior to becoming a defense attorney, Robert served as a prosecutor for the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office for 18 years. Before that, he was an experienced Houston homicide detective who investigated more than 200 murders. All told, he has more than 30 years of experience in the criminal justice system - knowledge and skills that he now uses to aggressively defend people accused of crimes.

Audrey Hatcher is an associate attorney at Varghese Summersett, a premier criminal defense firm in North Texas. Audrey focuses on state and federal criminal defense. She helps clients facing misdemeanor and felony charges, including intoxication-related offenses, drug crimes, sex cases, white-collar crimes, thefts, and assaults. Audrey is committed to providing clients with the best possible representation and achieving exceptional results.

Stephanie Sabelhaus is a senior associate at Varghese Summersett Family Law Group, where she is dedicated to helping clients through some of the most challenging times in their lives. Stephanie has vast experience handling all aspects of family law, including high-conflict divorce, child custody disputes, and complex property divisions. Varghese Summersett Family Law Group serves clients in Fort Worth, Arlington, and the surrounding areas.

Kathryn “Katie” Heflin is an associate at Varghese Summersett, where she aggressively defends clients accused of misdemeanor and felony offenses in North Texas. Before joining the criminal defense firm, Katie served more than six years as a prosecutor at the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, where she handled hundreds of cases and had more than 30 jury trials. She now uses that experience and insight to aggressively defend clients accused of misdemeanor and felony offenses. Katie has handled just about every kind of case, ranging from DWI to capital murder. She is tough, tenacious and devoted to achieving the...

Ryan Hardy is a dedicated and experienced advocate for his clients. Selected as Super Lawyers Rising Star and a Top Attorney by Fort Worth Magazine, Ryan is devoted to helping folks in need of solid legal representation. Ryan and his team have successfully handled thousands of cases in and around Tarrant County. They believe every client deserves skilled and tailored representation. Ryan and his team are focused on your future.

Ryan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Government/Political Science and a minor in Business Administration. After finishing his undergraduate degree, he...

Ashley Gilmore is a criminal defense attorney with Barnett Howard & Williams PLLC in Fort Worth, Texas. Her practice includes all felony and misdemeanor offenses in Tarrant County. Prior to joining Barnett Howard & Williams PLLC, Mrs. Gilmore served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, handling misdemeanor and felony cases before judges and juries.

Jesse Lotspeich is a partner and personal injury attorney with Barnett Howard & Williams PLLC in Fort Worth. He has over 12 years of experience as a personal injury attorney. He has represented hundreds of accident victims over the years with excellent results.

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If you need a Family Law/Divorce attorney, let my experience, knowledge, loyalty and aggressiveness work for you!

I have practiced Family Law/Divorce for 40 years in all the various courts in the DFW metroplex as well as many other towns and cities across Texas and have been a fierce advocate for fair and equal treatment for Fathers and Men's Rights in divorce and family law matters for the last 25 of those years. After many years of solo practice in Dallas/W. Plano/Addison, I have taken a position as a Partner at CottenSchmidt, LLP, in Ft....

Craig A. Dameron developed an interest in criminal law while studying at Wichita State University. At WSU, Mr. Dameron majored in Administration of Justice and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. During his time at WSU and continuing after graduation, Mr. Dameron worked for a social service agency, where he enjoyed assisting people who were facing crises. Mr. Dameron’s love for the law and helping others led him to law school at Oklahoma City University. At OCU, Mr. Dameron was a member of the Law Review, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and a merit scholarship recipient. He also was awarded...

Frank is an Of Counsel at Cotten Schmidt, L.L.P. and is licensed to practice before all Texas state courts, U.S. District Court Northern District Of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals-Fifth Circuit. He is certified to serve as a mediator and arbitrator, has tried hundreds of cases before both the bench and to juries, and successfully mediated and arbitrated numerous disputes.

His employment before law school in the construction industry and in...

Chad Lee is a former prosecutor and an experienced defense attorney who knows criminal law from both sides of the courtroom. He knows what prosecutors are thinking, and uses his perspective to build strong and effective defenses for his clients.

Over the course of his career, Chad has handled numerous trials as a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. Experience has taught him that no two cases are identical, even when the charges are the same.

To talk with Chad about the charges you or someone you care about faces, call him now. Consultations are free and confidential.

Martin Miller has been Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law since 1993. That Board Certification mark of excellence and distinguished accomplishment that Martin has enjoyed is attained by only one in ten Texas attorneys, and indicates that Martin has substantial, relevant experience and has demonstrated the same in criminal law cases. Admitted to the Texas bar in 1987, Martin began his legal career at the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney’s Office as an Assistant Criminal District Attorney. He prosecuted cases ranging from the simplest misdemeanors to capital murder cases. He has had more...

A native of Commerce and Temple, Texas, Attorney Paul F. Wieneskie brings over 30 years of practice experience to Bailey & Galyen, with an emphasis on civil appeals, municipal law (representing cities or private citizens), economic development concerns, and land use and planning. He has been board-certified in civil appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1994, an honor accorded to less than one in every ten lawyers in the state of Texas. He is also AV-rated by his colleagues in the legal profession under Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Rating System®* (since 1997). Paul has successfully represented clients...

My name is Erin Shank and I have been helping clients legally and morally address their financial concerns in Texas for almost 40 years. I practice bankruptcy law and have offices in both Waco and Killeen, Texas. I also help individuals who owe taxes to the IRS and local taxing authorities. Finally, I love helping folks save their homes by negotiating a home loan modification in order to cure past due home loan payments. I am a mom, wife, small business owner and have a love and passion for politics, especially those that effect my...

Valeri Malone brings two and a half decades of experience to her clients. She is a successful trial lawyer, who has earned the respect of her peers and the trust of her clients. Valeri is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas Tech School of Law. While in law school, Valeri was selected for early admission to Texas Tech School of Law’s advocacy program, the Board of Barristers and ranked first her in class. She was a National competitor. She is licensed to practice law in Texas and Oklahoma State and Federal courts. She has also been granted admission...

I take immense pride in providing professional service to my clients. My office is dedicated 100% to the practice of criminal defense in Texas State courts. I value my clients' constitutional rights and will fight to protect them. My goal is to conduct a vigorous defense of my clients' cases in order to vindicate or mitigate their particular situation, thereby promoting justice through the practice of law.

Brandon Fulgham is a former Tarrant County and Collin County Prosecutor. As such, he held the following positions: felony prosecutor, grand jury prosecutor, misdemeanor prosecutor and misdemeanor court chief prosecutor (Collin County). While employed at the Tarrant County and Collin County District Attorney's office Mr. Fulgham tried over 75 jury trials in both district and county courts. Mr. Fulgham has also tried numerous cases to a judge, and presented hundreds of cases to the grand jury. At Fulgham Law Firm P.C. you will find a Fort Worth criminal lawyer who is aggressive and experienced in handling criminal cases.

Bill is a native of Dallas who returned to the area after law school. Bill’s main area of practice is in personal injury litigation with many successful trials to his credit. He dedicates himself to serving the citizens of the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. His greatest priority is ensuring that each client receives the legal remedy in their best interest.

Walker G. Harman, Jr., graduated from the Fordham University School of Law with a J.D. in 1999. At Fordham Law School, he was a member of the Moot Court Board and the Criminal Defense Clinic and an editor of the Environmental Law Journal. He also served as President of the Fordham Student Sponsored Fellowship, where he was charged with the distribution of hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship funds to students to enable them to work with not-for-profit organizations, and co-chaired the LGBT Students Organization, where he worked directly with Fordham's Dean and other administrators to address diversity and...

I have been actively involved in fighting for the rights of Texas citizens for over 30 years. I have been actively involved in the Texas Trial Lawyers Association since 2000. I have served as a Board of Director since 2003, Vice President of Membership from 2010 to 2012, and President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association in 2014. I also serve as a Director of the Dallas Trial Lawyers Association since 2007, and I am a member of the Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association. I also serve on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice. I...

Shawn Fox is a Personal Injury and Civil Trial Lawyer and is licensed to practice as an attorney by the states of Texas and Pennsylvania. Acknowledged as a Texas Rising Star, his practice is focused on protecting the rights of the injured.

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A founding member of Phillips Golden LLP, Steve is a tax and business attorney in Austin, Texas, USA. He has been continuously Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1994.

His and his firm's passion is to engage and collaborate with domestic and international entrepreneurs and investors to help them identify, grow, enjoy, and monetize their real and intangible assets, ideas, and resources here and abroad.

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Kris Algert is one of the most experienced Collaborative Family Lawyers in Austin and has been named Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for Collaborative Law in the Austin area in 2013, 2016, 2018, and 2020. She is a Master Credentialed Collaborative Professional by Collaborative Divorce Texas, is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is known for her constructive and respectful problem-solving approach to helping clients move forward with confidence after divorce.

My practice focuses on strategizing and protecting the Intellectual Property (IP) of businesses of all sizes, both private and public, ranging from the identification and acquisition of Intellectual Property to licensing and enforcement. The work includes preparation, prosecution, and litigation of patents, trademarks, and copyrights; licensing of patents, trademarks, and copyrights; validity and infringement opinions; trade secrets, agreements and litigation; OEM and distribution agreements; technology sharing and joint development agreements; commercial and business litigation; and other general business agreements.

My areas of technical expertise include semiconductor design and manufacturing; computer hardware and software; and electrical, mechanical, and environmental technologies.

Cenkus Law helps quickly growing and medium-sized businesses with all of their legal needs in Austin, Houston and throughout Texas. Services include forming partnerships, corporations and LLCs, founders’ agreements, partner and founder disputes, raising capital, mergers and acquisitions, contract review and general outside counsel services.